The frowning teacher, the bullying father and the pleading mother are common characters in the life of a browbeaten child receiving a traditional Chinese education.
However, a new child-centred approach known as the “Child-Friendly School” framework is likely to replace this traditional model and offer Chinese children a genuine quality education…

According to UNICEF, child-friendly schooling consists of five broad dimensions: inclusiveness, academic effectiveness, health, safety and protection, gender-equality and the involvement of students, families and communities.

Source: People’s Daily Online
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